1. For Plato which of the following statements is not true

Ideas are substances.
Ideas are essences of all things.
Ideas are reflections of things.
(d)Ideas are universal.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below

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and

only

only


2. Who among the following called Machiavelli s "Prince" the great and true conception of a real political genius with the highest and noblest purpose


Bentham

J.S. Mill

Hegel

Karl Marx


3. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I (Authors) List II (Books)
Quentin Skinner Philosophy and Human Sciences

Michael Sandel The Foundations of Modern Political Thought

Giovanni Sartori Liberalism and the Limits of Justice

Charles Taylor Democratic Theory

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4. Who among the following considers Marxism to be an ideology rather than a political theory

Germino

David Held

R.A. Dahl

G.H. Sabine




5. Arrange the following works of Isaiah Berlin in chronological order of his publications. Select the correct answer from the codes given below

Concepts and Categories Philosophical Essays

Four Essays on Liberty

Vico and Herder Two Studies in the History of Ideas

Karl Marx His Life and Environment


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and

and


6. Who among the following conceived the society as cooperative venture for mutual advantage'

Rawls

Nozick

Hayek

Gramsci


7. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Select the correct answer from the codes given below

Assertion For Rousseau a thinking man is a depraved animal.

Reason Common emotions give value to life.

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Both and are true, and is the correct explanation of


Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.


8. Who among the following rejected the idea that caste status was the result of divine reward or punishment

Bipin Chandra Pal

M.A. Jinnah

Jawaharlal Nehru

M.K. Gandhi


9. Who among the following said "Research untutored by theory may prove trivial, and theory unsupported by data, futile"

B. Crick

Charles Merriam

David Easton

R.A. Dahl


10. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Select the correct answer from the codes given below

Assertion For Fukuyama, liberal democracy may constitute the end point of
mankind's ideological evolution.

Reason The earlier forms of government were characterised by grave defects and irrationalities that led to their eventual collapse.

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Both and are true, and is the correct explanation of


Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.


11. Which of the following constitutes the political elite

Subalterns and marginalized leaders


Rulers and subjects


Leader and the followers


Oligarchy and Aristocracy


12. Who among the following is associated with the initial stages in the growth of comparative politics

Karl Popper

Arthur Bentley

E.H. Carr

Graham Wallas


13. Which branch of comparative politics seeks to examine the formal and informal mechanisms by which political attitudes are inculcated

Political socialization

Political communication

Political modernization

Political development


14. Who among the following contended that political development is administrative and legal development
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below

R.R. Rostow

Talcott Parsons

(c)Sorokin

Max Waber


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15. Who became the first ever Prime Minister in a Parliamentary government

William Pitt, the Elder

Henry Pelham

William Putenny

Robert Walpole


16. Who among the following were associated with institutional approach

Carew Hunt

Herman Finer

(C)Roy C. Macridis

Carl Friedrich
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below

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and

and

and



17. Arrange the following revolutions in the sequence in which they took place
Chinese Revolution

Cuban Revolution

Bolshevik Revolution

Puritan Revolution
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below

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18. Identify the correct sequence of the following input functions

Political communication
Political socialization and recruitment
Interest aggregation
Interest articulation
Select the correct answer from the codes given below

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19. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Select the correct answer from the codes given below

Assertion Iron law of oligarchy established that ultimate decision-making in all democratic organizations including the political parties is done by few leaders or a small elite group.

Reason Decision making is very complex process which necessarily involves the role of few who function on behalf of many.
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Both and are true, and is the correct explanation of


Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.


20. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Assertion Military is predominant in non-western democracies.

Reason Social fragmentation and cleavages largely contribute to political instability. Codes

Both and are true, and is the correct explanation of


Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.




21. Identify the correct chronological order of the formation of the following political parties in India

Justice Party, Hindu Maha Sabha, National Conference, Shiromani Akali Dal


National conference, Shiromani Akali Dal, Hindu Maha Sabha, Justice Party


Hindu Maha Sabha, Shiromani Akali Dal, National Conference, Justice Party


Justice Party, Shiromani Akali Dal, Hindu Maha Sabha, National Conference


22. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched

Conditions of eligibility of a Governor Article 158


Dismissal of a Governor by the President Article 156


Nomination of members of Legislative Council by the Governor Article 171


Power of the Governor to recommend 'Money Bill' Article 207


23. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below

Statement I The only mode of initiating a proposal for amendment is to introduce a bill in either house of the Union Parliament.

Statement II If there is a disagreement between the two Houses of Parliament regarding the passage of a bill, the deadlock may be resolved by a joint session of the two Houses.
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Only Statement I is true.

Only Statement II is true.

Both Statements I and II are true.

Both Statements I and II are false.


24. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

36th Constitutional Amendment Act Transparency in judicial appointments
61st Constitutional Amendment Act Declaration of Sikkim as a full fledged state
97th Constitutional Amendment Act Lowering of voting age from 21 to 18 years
99th Constitutional Amendment Act Formation and functioning of cooperative societies

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25. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II
Granville Austin 'Quasi federal'

K.C. Wheare 'Federation with strong centralising tendency'

Appleby 'Cooperative federalism'

Ivor Jennings 'Extremely federal'


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26. Match List I with List II and identify the correct answer from the codes given below
List I (Acts) List II(Provision)

Government of India Act, 1858 Introduction of bi-cameral legislature for the first time
Indian Councils Act, 1861 Complete imperial control by Secretary of State for India
Indian Councils Act, 1909 Inclusion of non-official members in the Executive Council of Governor General for the first time
Government of India Act, 1919 Separate representation of the Muslim community

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27. Which of the following statements about the Writ of Habeas Corpus is correct

It can be issued to secure the release of a person who has been imprisoned by a court of law on a criminal charge.


It can be issued to interfere with the proceeding for contempt by a Court of record or by Parliament.


The writ is a very powerful safeguard to the subject against arbitrary acts not only of private individuals but also of the executive.


By this writ, the Court can obtain knowledge of the reason a person has been imprisoned but cannot set her/him free if the imprisonment is unlawful.


28. Assertion In the first three general elections, India produced a 'one party dominance' model, which is different from one party system.

Reason Till 1967, the Congress party had exclusive control over governmental power both at the Centre and also in most of the states of India.
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Both and are true, and is the correct explanation of


Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.


29. Arrange the following Speakers of Lok Sabha of India in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below
I. Dr. Balram Jakhar
II. Dr. Gurdial Singh Dhillon
III. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
IV. Bali Ram Bhagat
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II, III, IV

II, III, IV

III, II, IV, I

III, IV, II, I


30. Which of the following High Courts have Bench/Benches

Allahabad, Bombay, Jabalpur

Jodhpur, Bombay, Hyderabad

Calcutta, Guwahati, Bangalore

Jabalpur, Madras, Guwahati


31. According to Peter Self, the study of public administration developed as an offshoot of which one of the following

Political Science or Public law

Politics or Ethics


Public Policy or Policy making

Political system or interest aggregation


32. Which one of the following is not a part of the underlying ideas of traditional or mechanistic theory of organization

It takes an administrative view of human relationship.


It considers economic incentives to be the sole motivating factor.


It ignores the dynamics of organizational behavior.


It gives more importance to informal relationship.


33. Which one of the following key components of 'governance' was not identified by OECD, while laying down conditions for receiving economic assistance

Participatory development

Strict auditing

Human rights

Democratisation



34. Cybernetics means

Science of communicating

Communication methods

Artificial intelligence

Science of control and communication


35. Who among the following thinkers advocated 'effective communication' as a basic pre­requisite for the attainment of organizational goals

Herbert Simon

Peter Self

Chester Barnard

Woodrow Wilson


36. Taking an extreme view of the distinction between public and private administration, who said that all organizations share public and private features

Dwight Waldo

E.S. Savas

Barry Bozeman

James W. Fesler


37. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Assertion Some departments are concerned not only with purely administrative work but some authority to make rules and regulations is also delegated to them by the legislature.
Reason John M. Printer prefers single head of the department under certain circumstances.
Codes

Both and are true, and is the correct explanation of


Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.


38. What is common among Duncan Black, Anthony Dowas, James Buchanan, and Kenneth Arrow

They are all advocates of Public Choice Theory in public administration.


They are all ex-Cabinet Secretaries of UK.


They are all supporters of Whitley Councils in UK.


They are all exponents of classical theories of administration.



39. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I (Books) List II (Author)

An Introduction to Administrative Law Frank J. Goodnow
Justice and Administrative Law A.V. Dicey
Comparative Administrative Law James Hart
Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution W.A. Robson

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40. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the Committees/Commissions/Reports

Masterman Committee Brownlow Committee Gladstone Committee Aitchison Commission


Aitchison Commission -Gladstone Committee Brownlow Committee Masterman Committee


Aitchison Commission Masterman Committee Brownlow Committee Gladstone Committee


Gladstone Committee Aitchison Commission Masterman Committee Brownlow Committee


41. Who among the following declared that the state is retreating in the face of the superior power of globalization

McLean and McMillan

George Schwarzenberger

Kenneth Waltz

Susan Strange


42. Who among the following argued that 'realism is likely to remain the single most useful instrument in our intellectual toolbox'

Holsti

E.H. Carr

Hans Margenthau

Stephen Walt




43. Which of the following is not the basic norm of the balance of power system that are clear to each of the state actors engaged in the process of balancing

Any actor or coalition that tries to assume dominance must be constrained.


States want to increase their capabilities by acquiring territory, increasing their population or developing economically.


Negotiating is better than fighting.


Other states are viewed as potential enemies.


44. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
(Scholar) (Statement)
McLean and McMillan It is not so much the absolute power of a state as its power position in relation to other states that counts.
Morgenthau Defined power as the capacity to impose one's will on others by reliance on effective sanctions in the case of non-compliance.
George Schwarzerberger Defined power as man's control over the minds and actions of other men. Van Dyke Power is the ability to make people do what they would not otherwise have done.
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45. Article 25 of the Charter of the United Nations provides that

Use of force is allowed for self-defence.


Only peace loving states can become members of UN.


All UN members agree to accept and carry-out the decisions of the Security Council.


The Security Council has primary responsibility under the Charter for the maintenance of international peace and security.


46. Which of the following has not been incorporated into Indian law, either fully or partially

The Tokyo Convention Act 1975


The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.


The Anti-Apartheid (United Nations Convention) Act, 1981


The Geneva Convention Act, 1960


47. Which of the following statements is not correct regarding International Criminal Court

The statute of International Criminal Court was adopted by United Nations Conference on 18th July, 1998.


The International Criminal Court is not an organ of United Nations but it is an independent organization.


Its statute came into force on 1st July, 2002.


The four organs of International Criminal Court are the Presidency, the Judicial Division, the office of the Prosecutor and the Registry.


48. In which year the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

2006

2007

2008

2009


49. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I(Committee of General Assembly of UN) List II (Issues related to Committee)

First Committee Economic and financial

Second Committee Disarmament and international security

Third Committee Special political and decolonisation

Fourth Committee Social, humanitarian and cultural


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50. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Assertion End of Cold War signified a shift from ideological politics in International
relations.

Reason Religious fundamentalism is posing a threat to security.

Codes

Both and are true, and is the correct explanation of


Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.